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The Personality Differences Between Unilingual And Bilingual 9th Grade Students In A Depressed Area, Martha Mersman Mullins

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

The purposes of this study were (1) to present a summary of the literature on the personality differences of unilingual and Spanish bilinguals, and (2) to determine the personality similarities and differences of unilingual and Spanish bilingual ninth graders in a depressed area

The Efficiency Of Bilingual Children In Understanding Analogies In The English Language, Veta Walker Mercer

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

It is felt that the bilingual population in the southwest is of significantly large enough proportions to warrant specialized emphasis on its education problems. These children need to become better comprehensive readers, not merely word-callers. Teachers frequently assume that if their pupils recognize the words of selection, comprehension is assured. Unfortunately, this is not true in many instances. There are many aspects of English language which might cause bilingual children some difficulty. A few of these might be the analogy, synonym, homonym, multiple meaning, antonym, and the idiomatic expression. This study is designed to reveal the extent which bilingual children …

A Simplified Revision Of The Keston Music Preference Test, Barbara Jean Snodgrass

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to revise and simplify a new and involved test of musical preference. The Keston Music Preference Test in its original form consisted of sixteen phonograph record discs, or thirty-two sides in all. It took approximately three hours to administer, and the grading procedure was extremely complex and time consuming. However, in spite of these difficulties, the test has demonstrated its usefulness in measuring musical discrimination, or musical sophistication among high school students and college students. It seemed highly desirable, therefore, to reduce the length of the test and to simplify the grading system of …

A Study Of Library Programs In The Public Elementary Schools In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lucille Curtis Ratliff

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The main objectives of this study are threefold: (1) to evaluate elementary school libraries as to organization, materials, and audio-visual aides; (2) to make available some of the library practices in Albuquerque Public Elementary Schools; and (3) to make recommendations based on the study.

A Study Of Interscholastic Sports Officiating In The United States, John Martel

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the interscholastic football and basketball sports officiating practices in the United States by (1) determining to what extent the various states certify officials, (2) what the requirements are for certification, (3) the methods of selecting officials for athletic contests, (4) the types of control the state athletic associations exert over officials regarding officials' appeals, conduct of officials, penalties for violations and settlement of disputes, (5) how the officials and the schools are rated, (6) the fees paid to the officials, (7) and the preparation made by officials who officiate interscholastic athletic contests.

A Comparison Of Two Different Methods Of Bayonet Fighting, Armond Harold Seidler

UNM Historical Documents

The study is an attempt to analyze and compare two methods of bayonet fighting, the United States Army Method (Method A) and the Experimental Method devised by the author (Method B), by use of three separate but related research techniques: Cinematographical Analysis, Energy Output Analysis and Group Competition.

An Investigation Concerning The Incidence Of Compulsitivity Among College Students, Reid I. Martin

Psychology ETDs

It is the purpose of the study to evaluate the following hypothesis: There exists among students now in college a certain incidence of compulsitivity as indicated by an experimentally devised ratios of compulsion neurosis to hysteria*; this incidence is greater among those now in college than those not in college.

It is also a purpose of this study to contribute experimental evidence to the frequently reported observation that compulsion neurosis occurs more frequently in men than women.

*The terms "compulsion neurosis" and "hysteria" are used loosely in this thesis, not to mean neurosis per se, but neurotic trends in …

A Study Of Reaction To Frustration In Stutterers, Leroi Madison

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to compare the responses of a group of stutterers on the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study with the norms established for that study to determine whether, as a group, they show any significant differences in (1) the direction of aggression, and (2) the type of reaction to frustration.

School Revenue From The Oil Industry Of Lea County, Jesse B. Harwell

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In this study the following questions will be investigated:

1. What is the history of the oil industry in Lea County

2. What are the constitutional and statutory bases of school revenue from the oil industry in New Mexico?

3. What has been the annual income, both direct and indirect from the oil industry in Lea County in 1927 to the school year 1937-1938?

a. What percent of the state's total revenue for each of these years has been from the oil industry of Lea County?

4. Is the oil industry of Lea County producing a satisfactory portion of school …